Oportunidades con aves

RESEARCH INTERN needed to assist with ongoing study of
interior least
terns in Dallas, Texas 1 May to 1 Sep 2006 (start/end
times flexible).
Intern will be required to work both weekend days.
Duties include
identifying and counting birds, collecting behavioral
observations, and
data entry. Applicants must have their own
transportation. Pay is
$10.20/hr at 30-40 hours/wk; housing is not included.
Send (e-mail
preferred) a letter of interest, résumé with 3
references (names,
telephone numbers and e-mail addresses) to JEANETTE
BOYLAN , Dallas Zoo,
650 South R. L. Thornton Fwy., Dallas, TX 75203 [EM:
jboylan@mail.ci.dallas.tx.us].

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (2) needed for the period between
5 May - 1 August
2006 (or part of that time) for a study on the effects
of habitat
fragmentation on forest interior birds in SE Michigan.
You will be
watching, mist-netting and handling passerine birds
(mostly Wood
thrushes), as well as doing song point counts and
vegetation surveys.
Applicants must be willing to spend long days and
extensive workweeks in
the field under potentially warm conditions.
Qualifications: good
physical condition, flexibility, good sense of humor
and the ability to
get along with other students. Self-motivation,
ability to work alone,
attention to detail, patience and outstanding
observational skills are
also very important. Access to own car is a plus but
not a requirement.
Pay ranges between 800-1,200$ / month dependent on
past experience.
Additional training, as well as work-related equipment
will be provided.
Review of applications will begin on 20 March 2004 and
will continue
until all positions are filled. Please send a brief
email explaining
your interest in the job and relevant experience, your
time availability
this summer, a resume, as well as the names, phone
numbers, addresses,
and e-mail addresses of three references to: Dr.
JOHANNES FOUFOPOULOS,
School of Natural Resources & Environment, Dana Hall,
440 Church St.
University of Michigan MI 48109-1041. Electronic
submission of
applications strongly preferred. For questions call or
email (PH:
734-763 9460, EM: jfoufop@umich.edu).

RESEARCH ASSISTANTS (2) needed for the period between
10 May - 15 August
2006 (or part of that time) for a study on
host-parasite interactions in
wild birds (White-crowned Sparrows). Spend the summer
in the Colorado
Rockies, one of the most beautiful mountain areas in
North America! The
job entails watching, trapping and handling birds, as
well as searching
for and monitoring nests. Applicants must be willing
to spend long days
and extensive workweeks in the field under a variety
of weather
conditions. Qualifications: good physical condition,
flexibility, good
sense of humor and the ability to get along with other
students.
Self-motivation, ability to work alone, attention to
detail, patience
and outstanding observational skills are also very
important. Strong
preference (and higher compensation) will be given to
assistants with
past experience finding passerine nests. Pay ranges
between 800-1,200$ /
month dependent on past experience. Shared housing (in
comfortable
on-site cabins) is provided. Additional training, as
well as
work-related equipment will be provided. Because this
research project
is located at a major biological research station,
opportunities exist
to attend various guest lectures or interact with
other research
biologists and students. Review of applications will
begin on 20 March
2004 and will continue until all positions are filled.
Please send an
email explaining your interest in the job and relevant
experience, your
time availability this summer, a resume, as well as
the names, phone
numbers, addresses, and e-mail addresses of three
references to: Dr.
JOHANNES FOUFOPOULOS, School of Natural Resources &
Environment, Dana
Hall, 440 Church St. University of Michigan MI
48109-1041. Electronic
submission of applications strongly preferred. For
questions call or
email (PH: 734-763 9460, EM: jfoufop@umich.edu).

RAPTOR RESEARCH TECHNICIAN (1) - needed to assist with
a field study of
Mississippi- and Swallow-tailed Kites. The research
will be focused on
demography, causes of nesting failures, and habitat
use of both kite
species in the White River National Wildlife Refuge
(Big Woods) in the
southeastern part of Arkansas. Technician is needed
from approximately
early April 2006 until mid August 2006. Primary duties
will include nest
searching, trapping, safe tree climbing, setting up
video cameras at
nests, and radiotelemetry. Additional duties may
include behavioral
observations and vegetation sampling. Preference will
be given to
applicants with prior nest searching -, tree climbing
-, and
radiotelemetry experience. A tolerance for working
long hours under
adverse field conditions is required. Use of personal
vehicle is
required; mileage will be provided for personal
vehicle use. Salary will
be $1200 - 1500/month, depending on experience;
housing and per diem
will be provided. Please, send a brief letter of
interest and a resume
along with names and contact information (phone number
and e-mail
address) of three references to:
Sabine.Schaefer@smail.astate.edu
(preferred); or by mail to: SABINE SCHAEFER,
Department of Biological
Sciences, Arkansas State University, P.O. Box 599,
State University, AR
72467. Early application is advised as position will
be filled as soon
as a qualified individual is found. Please, feel free
to e-mail me
regarding questions about this position.